In 1837-1838, Martin Van Buren was inaugurated as the eighth president. More than 15,000 Cherokee Indians were forced to march from Georgia to Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma. Approximately 4,000 died of starvation and diseases along the “Trail of Tears.”
William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison was the ninth president. He died one month later.
Martin Van Buren
In 1837-1838, Martin Van Buren was inaugurated as the eighth president. More than 15,000 Cherokee Indians were forced to march from Georgia to Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma. Approximately 4,000 died of starvation and diseases along the “Trail of Tears.”William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison was the ninth president. He died one month later.American history